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UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges | For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug (arstechnica.com)

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UnitedHealth uses AI model with 90% error rate to deny care, lawsuit alleges | For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug::For the largest health insurer in the US, AI's error rate is like a feature, not a bug.

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[-] Rentlar@lemmy.ca 44 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Hey Insurance Co., hire me as your AI specialist. Here's some sample code for your new version:

if (ChanceDisGuyGonnaSueMe less than 0.2) {
DenyInsuranceClaim();
return;
}
NormalClaimsProcess();

[-] isles@lemmy.world 13 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Guys, this guys code is garbage, let me double your profits here:

if (ChanceDisGuyGonnaSueMe less than 0.4) { DenyInsuranceClaim(); return; } NormalClaimsProcess();

[-] PersnickityPenguin@lemm.ee 5 points 1 year ago

Pffffft

if (ChanceDisGuyGonnaSueMe less than 0.4) { DenyInsuranceClaim(); return; } Null();

[-] XTornado@lemmy.ml 4 points 1 year ago

Based uniquely on the DisGuymoneyAmount. Based on the amount it keeps increasing prices up until certain range where it stops and stop money hike and denying as DaGuyHasMoneyForGoodLawyers is true.

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